CPUMF_EVENT_ATTR(SF, SF_CYCLES_BASIC, PERF_EVENT_CPUM_SF);
 CPUMF_EVENT_ATTR(SF, SF_CYCLES_BASIC_DIAG, PERF_EVENT_CPUM_SF_DIAG);
 
-static struct attribute *cpumsf_pmu_events_attr[] = {
-       CPUMF_EVENT_PTR(SF, SF_CYCLES_BASIC),
-       NULL,
-       NULL,
+/* Attribute list for CPU_SF.
+ *
+ * The availablitiy depends on the CPU_MF sampling facility authorization
+ * for basic + diagnositic samples. This is determined at initialization
+ * time by the sampling facility device driver.
+ * If the authorization for basic samples is turned off, it should be
+ * also turned off for diagnostic sampling.
+ *
+ * During initialization of the device driver, check the authorization
+ * level for diagnostic sampling and installs the attribute
+ * file for diagnostic sampling if necessary.
+ *
+ * For now install a placeholder to reference all possible attributes:
+ * SF_CYCLES_BASIC and SF_CYCLES_BASIC_DIAG.
+ * Add another entry for the final NULL pointer.
+ */
+enum {
+       SF_CYCLES_BASIC_ATTR_IDX = 0,
+       SF_CYCLES_BASIC_DIAG_ATTR_IDX,
+       SF_CYCLES_ATTR_MAX
+};
+
+static struct attribute *cpumsf_pmu_events_attr[SF_CYCLES_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
+       [SF_CYCLES_BASIC_ATTR_IDX] = CPUMF_EVENT_PTR(SF, SF_CYCLES_BASIC)
 };
 
 PMU_FORMAT_ATTR(event, "config:0-63");
 
        if (si.ad) {
                sfb_set_limits(CPUM_SF_MIN_SDB, CPUM_SF_MAX_SDB);
-               cpumsf_pmu_events_attr[1] =
+               /* Sampling of diagnostic data authorized,
+                * install event into attribute list of PMU device.
+                */
+               cpumsf_pmu_events_attr[SF_CYCLES_BASIC_DIAG_ATTR_IDX] =
                        CPUMF_EVENT_PTR(SF, SF_CYCLES_BASIC_DIAG);
        }